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Hello fellow Reefers! Looking for quick help with diagnoses of a new tilefish in QT. I’ll admit the fish wasn’t looking great in the LFS but I’m a sucker and could resist a rescue mission along with a coupe of other fish. He’s currently in a tank with two other healthy looking fish (a very small yellow watchman goby and a cleaner wrasse).
The tilefish came home 11 days ago looking lethargic and breathing funny. The following day his tail fin had a large red spot on the top, (similar to what freshwater flukes look like) and the bottom side of the tail fin looked like it had been cut off and hanging from a strand. Poor guy. I decided to dose PraziPro and 6 days later a second dose. His tail fin looks to be healing well, although there is a small black (previously red) spot visible. He’s been hiding in a small PVC pipe the majority of the time and I haven’t been able to get him to eat (even with enticing garlic)... I’ve just come home to see his anal fin has red lines running through it (maybe from extensive lying around?) and additionally white things protruding from below his pelvic fin (circled in photo). The white things almost look like bone but I can’t understand how or why. Is it possible that it’s some sort of parasite? Any suggestions for best treatment would be greatly appreciated.
The tilefish came home 11 days ago looking lethargic and breathing funny. The following day his tail fin had a large red spot on the top, (similar to what freshwater flukes look like) and the bottom side of the tail fin looked like it had been cut off and hanging from a strand. Poor guy. I decided to dose PraziPro and 6 days later a second dose. His tail fin looks to be healing well, although there is a small black (previously red) spot visible. He’s been hiding in a small PVC pipe the majority of the time and I haven’t been able to get him to eat (even with enticing garlic)... I’ve just come home to see his anal fin has red lines running through it (maybe from extensive lying around?) and additionally white things protruding from below his pelvic fin (circled in photo). The white things almost look like bone but I can’t understand how or why. Is it possible that it’s some sort of parasite? Any suggestions for best treatment would be greatly appreciated.
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